black

#000000

#252821

#252821

Contrast Ratio

1.4:1

Delta E

16.42

Noticeable

50:50 Mix

Color Values

Format #000000 #252821
HEX #000000 #252821
RGB 0, 0, 0 37, 40, 33
HSL 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 85.7, 9.6%, 14.3%
HSV 0.0, 0.0%, 0.0% 85.7, 17.5%, 15.7%
CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% 7.5%, 0.0%, 17.5%, 84.3%
OKLCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2713 0.0133 126.2

Contrast & Accessibility

1.4:1
AA Fail AA Large Fail AAA Fail AAA Large Fail

Text Readability

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #252821 → Background: #000000

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Text: #000000 → Background: #252821

Color Difference (Delta E)

16.42 Noticeable
0 — Identical 5 — Similar 25 — Noticeable 100 — Very Different

Gradient

Color Mixing

CSS Gradient Code

background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #252821);
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #252821);

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